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TO BE WITH CATS OR TO BE WITH BIRDS – THAT IS THE QUESTION!

I have learned to communicate with cats without raising my voice. Using body language I show them who is the boss here. Our living room has a bay window. From there I can watch them on their way to the feeding area for birds.

I knock on the window. When they see me I curl my back. My claws are out and I show my teeth. I am a monster cat defending my area.

The intruder will stop. He/she will look at me, and I will feel the doubt – but definitely not show weakness. What if the cat just ignores me? This is the crucial point, – the frozen moment when we stare into each other’s eyes. Whom of us will give in?

Till now I have been the winner. I am still the chief cat. My «guest» turns anxiously around with the tail down. He/she will slowly start the retreat, and after a few seconds the cat speeds up, and disappears like an arrow.

Actually, I really like cats. As a kid my very best friends were cats. No one could understand me like my cats when I dug my face into their soft fur. That is why I can «do the cat language».

All this for the sake of little birds. Every winter I feed them with the best I can offer, so I feel responsibility for them.

Cones on the contrary cannot be scared away. I have tried different methods, but they seem to enjoy my show, clapping their hands screaming for more… These mean little creatures just love to play around in the bird feeders.

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There is nothing compared to gardening, well, maybe art making, - two sides of the same - for me. Getting soil on my hands makes me calm and relaxed. When art gives me a hard time my garden is the place to recover, to get energy, inspiration and change viewpoint. Being in the garden is an exercise of seeing, of being present. Putting a seed in the soil, seeing it grow and fold out, makes me grateful.